Mencius teaches in the Chinese traditions: ~When Heaven is about to confer a great office on someone, it first exercises that person’s mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It confounds his undertakings. By so doing it stimulates his mind, hardens his nature, and makes good his deficiencies~ Advertisements Continue reading Suffering Toughens a Human Heart

You are the water-bearer. Water moves and flows, and yet you can contain it. Symbolically, you have this same gift. You are a wonderful mediator and manager of people. You are a true humanitarian, and you take everyone’s interest at heart. Can you take it to the limit? To be a humanitarian is a big … Continue reading The Humanitarian

One small drop of rain can cause a ripple in a body of water, especially if it had been still and quiet at the time. Some small drop of rain has fallen in your life. You thought that it will not effect you, but you can see the ripples forming and moving outward. Just like … Continue reading Bonding With A Common Enemy